Lauderdale by the Sea-Tomorrow

cudachaser · May 18, 2007

I'm at decision impasse! I'm bring my class down tomorrow for OW 1&2 from Cocoa Beach tomorrow. I prefer to do a pair beach dives but the forecast winds seem a bit iffy in the afternoon. On the way down we could do Phil Foster Park instead.

Lauderdale by the Seaer's what would you do for relatively sure thing? The students are young and pretty decent dives. I need to get them in the water tomorrow in prep for their boat dives on Sun with Parrot Island.

Scuba_Dad · May 18, 2007

I'm working on a kitchen pass to take my 13 yr old to BHB on Sunday...

DebbyDiver · May 18, 2007

Hey Al, what time you diving that bridge??

Scubakevdm · May 18, 2007

I don't think I'd try to do LBS tomorrow with 1&2 students. BHB can be tricky with the tides too, but if you stay on the south side of the island you can spend a fair amount of time in 6-8' water with a smattering of sunken boats left over from the hurricanes. Another alternative, though the notice may be too short, is Tigertail lake in Ft. Lauderdale. There's usually 10 or 12 foot viz there and a couple of nice big platforms and buoys to work with. You can find 30 feet in about a 5 minute swim from the platform. The facility is run by Broward community college, and they charge about 8 bucks a student to use it. The last alternative would be Jules Undersea lodge in Key Largo, which is about another hour and a half south of Ft. Lauderdale and about 30 bucks a student.

Scuba_Jenny · May 18, 2007

I heard that you have to be an instructer at Divers Direct to use TigerTail.

Scubakevdm · May 18, 2007

You can be a council member of GUE and use it too. I think any instructor who can show proof of insurance can though. I see them there quite a bit. Ithink PADI does thier IE's there too.

Scubakevdm · May 18, 2007

Incidentally, it's not looking too good for 3&4 on Sunday either, they're talking about 4-6' winds from the East at 20 kts. I hate to be the guy to tell you, but hey ... it's better to know now.

Scuba_Jenny · May 19, 2007

:l:
no thanks!

Scuba_Dad · May 19, 2007

DebbyDiver:
Hey Al, what time you diving that bridge??

High tide is at 11:43. That means hit the water 11-11:15. I'm planning on getting there around 10:30.

I still don't have a kitchen pass, yet. I'm still working on it.

My plan is to get my 13 yr old to relax in the water in preparation for Invasion II. We'll probably stay real shallow and play around the pilings.

Scuba_Jenny · May 19, 2007

Have fun! Wish I could go, but have commitments.

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